Best Theater Films of 1991
Eugene Onegin
Opera. A performance from ... Garden, London, conducted by Sir Georg Solti. Russian with English subtitles. [ best theater films - 1991 ]
In the Shadow of the Stars
Never has showbiz seemed ... Feature, In the Shadow of the Stars provides a fascinating and real glimpse into the lives of opera singers. [ best theater films - 1991 ]
La Clemenza di Tito
This musical performance video ... an international cast as they do Mozart's last opera at the Glyndbourne Festival in Great Britain. [ best theater films - 1991 ]
La Fanciulla del West
An opera on video--Puccini's ... about the 1849 gold rush in California. This time at Teatro Alla Scala, Milan, Italy. Italian, with English subtitles. [ best theater films - 1991 ]
Lo Frate 'nnamorato
The internationally famous Teatro ... misadventure and misunderstandings. Alessandro Corbelli, Nuccia Focile and Amelia Felle star in this rediscovered treasure of the baroque era. [ best theater films - 1991 ]
Lohengrin
Richard Wagner's opera Lohengrin ... union, leading up to the performance of the famous composition "Wedding March." Robert Lloyd also stars as King Henry. [ best theater films - 1991 ]
Simon Boccanegra
Alexandre Agache, Kiri Te ... Roberto Scandiuzzi and Michael Sylvester are among the soloists in this version of Verdi's opera. [ best theater films - 1991 ]
The Theatre of Tadeusz Kantor
This film examines the ... orchestra. The video includes footage from some of the artist's most famous works, including Wielopole and Dead Class. [ best theater films - 1991 ]
Die Walküre
Richard Wagner (1813-1883) wrote ... until a hero discovers and awakens her. In a touching final scene, father and daughter embrace and bid goodbye. [ best theater films - 1991 ]
Die Zauberflöte
Kathleen Battle, Francisco Araiza, ... Zauberflote is presented in its entirety, including the dialogue sequences that are often excised from recordings of the opera. [ best theater films - 1991 ]
Herbert Von Karajan - His Legacy for Home Video: Don Carlos
From Sony Classics comes ... a 1986 performance of Verdi's Don Carlos by Von Karajan and the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra at the Salzburger Osterfestspiele. [ best theater films - 1991 ]
Das Rheingold
Richard Wagner's opera "Das ... features John Tomlinson, Günter von Kannen, Linda Finnie, and Bodo Brinkmann; Daniel Barenboim conducts the Orchester der Bayreuther Festspiele. [ best theater films - 1991 ]
La Vie Parisienne
The German-born classical composer ... Mazin, Jean-Yves Chatelais, Jean-François Sivadier, and Jacques Verzier, backed by The Chorus and Orchestra of the Lyon National Opera. [ best theater films - 1991 ]
Orfeo ed Euridice (Royal Opera Chorus)
Christoph Willibald Gluck's classic ... Orfeo and British Soprano Gillian Webster in the role of Eurodice, this three-act opera is conducted by Hartmut Haenchen. [ best theater films - 1991 ]
War and Peace
Inspired by the outbreak ... performs as Natalya Rostova (AKA Natasha), and Vasilli Gerrelo appears as Napoleon Bonaparte. Graham Vick handles the stage direction. [ best theater films - 1991 ]
Don Giovanni [Gurzenich Orchester Cologne]
This production of Mozart's ... Vaness, Andrea Rost, and Matthias Holle. The Gurzenich Orchestra provides the instrumentals with the help of conductor James Conlon. [ best theater films - 1991 ]
Lulu
Alban Berg's operatic take ... hostess that falls into the bleak world of prostitution before falling prey to notorious serial killer Jack the Ripper. [ best theater films - 1991 ]
Rossini's William Tell
The La Scala Opera ... Chris Merritt as Arnold, with Riccardo Muti leading the orchestra. The production was photographed by award-winning cameraman Giuseppe Rotunno. [ best theater films - 1991 ]
